# Tottenham North (UK Parliament constituency)

Tottenham North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Municipal Borough of Tottenham, in North London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

## History

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

## Boundaries

The Urban District of Tottenham wards of Lower, Middle, and West Green.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Year | Member | Whip |
| | 1918 | William Prescott | Unionist |
| | 1922 | Robert Morrison | Labour |
| | 1931 | Edward Doran | Conservative |
| | 1935 | Robert Morrison | Labour |
| | 1945 | William Irving | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Tottenham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | William Prescott | 11,891 | 62.0 | |
| | Liberal | Percy Alden | 7,293 | 38.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,598 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,184 | 55.7 | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Tottenham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Robert Morrison | 10,250 | 44.2 | New |
| | Unionist | Charles David Roberts | 8,392 | 36.1 | −25.9 |
| | National Liberal | Charles Baker | 4,181 | 18.0 | −20.0 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Frank Bartle | 395 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,858 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,218 | 65.4 | +9.7 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Tottenham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Robert Morrison | 12,696 | 49.7 | +5.5 |
| | Unionist | William Prescott | 8,323 | 32.6 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal | Oliver Frederick Broadway | 4,525 | 17.7 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,373 | 17.1 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,544 | 69.3 | +3.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1924: Tottenham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Robert Morrison | 13,800 | 51.0 | +1.3 |
| | Constitutionalist | John Sturrock | 13,243 | 49.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 2.0 | −15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,043 | 71.3 | +2.0 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1929: Tottenham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Robert Morrison | 20,884 | 54.0 | +3.0 |
| | Unionist | Harold J Soloman | 11,231 | 29.1 | New |
| | Liberal | Angus Holden | 6,535 | 16.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,653 | 24.9 | +22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,650 | 73.8 | +2.5 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Tottenham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Doran | 22,172 | 55.7 | +26.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Robert Morrison | 17,651 | 44.3 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,521 | 11.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,823 | 71.2 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +18.1 | |
General election 1935: Tottenham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Robert Morrison | 21,075 | 57.2 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | Edward Doran | 13,066 | 35.5 | −20.2 |
| | Liberal | Leon Charles Augustus Dubery | 2,697 | 7.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,009 | 21.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,838 | 65.9 | −5.3 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.5 | |
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
* Labour Co-operative: Robert Morrison
* Conservative: B Hubert Berry

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Tottenham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Robert Morrison | 25,360 | 71.8 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | B Hubert Berry | 9,955 | 28.2 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,405 | 43.6 | +21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,315 | 70.3 | +4.4 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −10.0 | |
1945 Tottenham North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | William Irving | 12,937 | 63.6 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative | Petre Crowder | 7,415 | 36.4 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,522 | 27.2 | −16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,352 | 39.5 | −30.8 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -8.2 | |